Spring Daze & Art Craze: A Crafty Day Out
Over 170 artists, live tunes, and enough browsing to count as your weekend steps.
Shannon
April 22, 2025
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Cary’s Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival is back at Bond Park on Saturday, April 26 (9 am–5 pm), and it’s totally free to attend. You’ll find 170+ local artists showing off everything from statement earrings to wall-worthy prints, plus live music on three stages, hands-on fun for kids, and food vendors worth a lap or two around the park.
Curious what you’ll find (besides the urge to redecorate your whole place)? Here’s a peek at the goods.
Not sponsored (we’d say so). We just love an event where there’s art to see and snacks to track down. (Just so you know: Sponsored content in our newsletter is always marked with “*”).
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